So far this year, he’s survived a heart attack and another major health scare. And now, he’s won $1 million in Powerball®. So, does this northwest Iowa guy consider himself lucky?
Daryl Ingram of Mapleton puts it this way: “Unlucky or lucky, one of the two, I don’t know!”’
Daryl claimed his $1 million prize today at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive. He said his lottery luck started when he won $11 in last Saturday’s Powerball drawing. He used some of his winnings from that night to buy plays for Powerball’s next drawing on Monday. And one of those easy-pick plays won $1 million.
Daryl said he popped awake in the early hours on Tuesday and something told him to check his Powerball ticket. So he did, but in the process, he misread one of the numbers and thought he’d only won $100. He said that was definitely better than nothing.
But the next day when he went to the local convenience store where he bought his ticket to have it checked, the clerk told him he’d actually won $1 million. He says that got him pretty pumped up.
Daryl is 62 and has retired from trucking but still works in farming. He plans to use his winnings to pay off his home, invest for the future, and likely take another trip with his girlfriend, Joan Ford. They enjoy travel and said they take several trips each year.
Daryl bought his winning Powerball ticket at KCK’s Food and Fuel, 503 Iowa Highway 175 in Danbury, a community of about 320 in Woodbury County. His ticket came within one number of having at least a share of Monday’s $485 million jackpot.
His ticket matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball to win a $1 million prize. Monday’s winning numbers were: 19-30-36-46-60 and Powerball 25. The Power Play® number was 3.
KCK’s Food and Fuel will receive a $1,000 bonus from the Iowa Lottery for selling the $1 million-winning ticket.
Five lottery prizes of at least $1 million have been claimed so far in 2022 in Iowa. Two more Iowa prizes at that level are still unclaimed. Here are details about them:
| Game | Prize Drawing | Amount Won | Retailer | Expiration Date |
| Powerball | Oct. 10, 2022 | $2 million | Casey’s, Forest City | Oct. 10, 2023 |
| Mega Millions | Sept. 6, 2022 | $1 million | Gateway Expresse, Ames | Sept. 6, 2023 |
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